• If my parents had been rich, I would have gone to university to continue my study three years ago.
Kenyataan: His parents were not rich so that he didn’t go to university to continue his study. (Orang tuanya tidak kaya sehingga ia tidak melanjutkan pendidikan ke universitas tiga tahun yang lalu.)

• Frida would have stayed in Bandung if she had found a job a year ago.
Kenyataan: She didn’t find a job yet a year ago.

• We would have won the competition if we had hired a new strong player six months before.
Kenyataan: they didn’t win the competition because the didn’t hire a new strong player six months before.

• Rena should have been happy if she had known that her mother was still alive three years ago.
Kenyataan: Rena was not happy because she did not know that her mother was still alive three years ago.